Is that the Mannheim Steamroller Chip Davis?
One of his innovations - I think it was his innovation, at least it was for the time - was recording drums in the middle of the room, rather than in a muffled booth.
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Is that the Mannheim Steamroller Chip Davis?
One of his innovations - I think it was his innovation, at least it was for the time - was recording drums in the middle of the room, rather than in a muffled booth.
You are quite correct! While I am sure he was not the first to think of it, he was the first to use it on an album of that stature, especially telling since the Manheim Steamroller albums were often used to show off high end Hi-Fi systems!
However, Chips is not Chip. Chip lives in Omaha (last I heard), Chips is from Lost Wages. Chips was a prominent studio designer in the 1980s through mid 1990s, when people stopped designing studios<G>. He is still quite active, just not in the recording studio space.
However, Chips is not Chip. Chip lives in Omaha (last I heard), Chips is from Lost Wages. Chips was a prominent studio designer in the 1980s through mid 1990s, when people stopped designing studios<G>. He is still quite active, just not in the recording studio space.
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Game music!
I try to keep it simple
1 PC, screens(3x) left(22in), center(32in2.5k) and side left(19in)
1 Mac, screens(2x) right(22in) and top(22in)
1 iPad Pro, bottom left
I use one keyboard and mouse to control 'em all using "Synergy" or the open source version now called "Barrier"
I've hacked the slider on the M-Audio 88, and reassigned it to the pitch wheel by cutting the spring, so CC11 to the left, CC1 the right. Best move ever.
Back of the room is a perfect rectangle, 20ft deep by 10ft wide
All the machines are in the basement on the floor below through a routing hole, so no noise whatsoever
They all hang from a rack I made on the top of the ceiling so to minimize long cabling runs.
You will never know what my speaker monitors are because I made them myself, I don't believe in powered monitors you buy in the stores, they always have very very bad noise floor when nothing is actually playing. That's detrimental to my concentration... So I mod my own amps and use the crossovers I want in my speaker enclosures—changing speakers to what I want. I have ZERO noise when nothing is playing and that's so rewarding
[I was an electronics tech in another life]
1 PC, screens(3x) left(22in), center(32in2.5k) and side left(19in)
1 Mac, screens(2x) right(22in) and top(22in)
1 iPad Pro, bottom left
I use one keyboard and mouse to control 'em all using "Synergy" or the open source version now called "Barrier"
I've hacked the slider on the M-Audio 88, and reassigned it to the pitch wheel by cutting the spring, so CC11 to the left, CC1 the right. Best move ever.
Back of the room is a perfect rectangle, 20ft deep by 10ft wide
All the machines are in the basement on the floor below through a routing hole, so no noise whatsoever
They all hang from a rack I made on the top of the ceiling so to minimize long cabling runs.
You will never know what my speaker monitors are because I made them myself, I don't believe in powered monitors you buy in the stores, they always have very very bad noise floor when nothing is actually playing. That's detrimental to my concentration... So I mod my own amps and use the crossovers I want in my speaker enclosures—changing speakers to what I want. I have ZERO noise when nothing is playing and that's so rewarding
[I was an electronics tech in another life]
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dohm
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That looks like a really enjoyable space for creating music. What is make/model of that condenser mic standing there?Big fan of the color purple
One of these days I will get some cable wraps for that mess behind the desk...
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AdamKmusic
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RSK
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Indeed. A couple of wooden Gator racks and $100 worth of plywood.
RSK
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Yes, except for those. LOL
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I’ve no tasty LED lighting to show, but thanks to the Amazon man, the Holy Kontrol Triforce is now complete:
jbuhler
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With all those synths you won't be able to afford to eat, so you might as well claim the kitchen space too.My suggestion:
el-bo
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Which is the latest addition?I’ve no tasty LED lighting to show, but thanks to the Amazon man, the Holy Kontrol Triforce is now complete:
For me, I'd get rid of the synths, fill the room full of drums, and, accordingly, don't really need the bathtub ...My suggestion:
Didn't feel like tidyng it up for ya
So the table has small depth, which then allowed me to put the keyboard in front of it and not take too much space. The keyboard stand is just at the right height for comfortable playing, and the cover is made such that it is level with the table behind. This is important to me as I don't use the keyboard that often, and I don't want to strech over it to use the computer kbd and mouse and get shoulder pains or something. This Roland has no knobs above the keys, it's flat both above and below, and that allowed me to make the cover like this
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The pads. Which I’m not 100% convinced by. But they were 40 squid, so…
el-bo
When life gives you lemons, swap 'em for mangos
Thanks! My interest is more with the keyboard; Specifically, with regard to how easy (or not) it is to pick out various velocities consistently. Also curious how sturdy it is (Thinking about longevity in a travelling rucksack situation).The pads. Which I’m not 100% convinced by. But they were 40 squid, so…
Any thoughts would be appreciated
